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    Senate delays confirmation vote on Armenian Ambassador-designate

    ArmRadio.am
    01.07.2006 11:20

    In the wake of this past Wednesday's contentious Senate Foreign
    Relations Committee nomination hearing for Ambassador to Armenia
    Designate Richard Hoagland, panel members John Kerry (D-MA), Paul
    Sarbanes (D-MD), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) have
    each submitted a series of detailed written questions asking the
    nominee to explain the guidance he has received from the State
    Department concerning its policy on the Armenian Genocide, reported
    the Armenian National Committee (ANCA).

    Ambassador-Designate Hoagland's June 28th appearance before the
    Foreign Relations Committee was alongside nominees for the US
    ambassadorships to Ireland and Switzerland, who were subsequently
    approved by the Committee and then the full Senate on June 29th. In
    contrast, the Committee deferred action on confirming the proposed new
    Ambassador to Armenia.

    "Seven of the eighteen members of the Foreign Relations Committee -
    over one third of this influential panel - are already on record
    raising serious concerns about confirming a new Ambassador to Yerevan
    before receiving a full, open, and official explanation of the
    circumstances surrounding the recall of our current ambassador, the
    instructions given to our prospective ambassador, and ` more broadly -
    the exact nature of our government's policy on the Armenian Genocide,"
    said ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian. "In light of the seriousness of
    these issues - and the lack of responsiveness from the Administration
    - we were gratified that the Committee has wisely delayed action on
    the new Ambassador to Yerevan until these fundamental questions have
    been answered."
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